Match No.5: Jinja progressive 1 Vs St. Andrews Rubindi 2
Match No. 6: St Mary’s Kitende 4 VsSt Edwards Bukuumi 0
Match No. 7: Old Kla SS 0 Vs Mvara SS 0
Match No. 8: Rock High SS 0 Vs Bishop Negri 0
Match No. 9: Jinja progressive 0 Vs Mvara SS 2
Match No.10: St Andrews Rubindi 0 Vs Old Kla SS 0
Match No. 11 St Mary’s Kitende 2 Vs Bishop Negri1
Match No. 12: Rock High SS 0 Vs 3 St Edwards Bukuumi 3
The group stage matches of the Presidential U16 Youth Cup going on here at the Federation Technical Centre in Njeru have ended this Wednesday with tournament favourites St. Marys Kitende SS and Old Kampala SS pairing for the second semi finals tomorrow.
Kitende wound up the preliminaries with maximum points from the three games. Old Kampala qualified with one win and two draws. In the first semi final on Thursday, St. Edwards Bukuumi takes on St. Andrews Bukuumi at 9:00am before Kitende and Old Kampala clash at 11:00am.
At 2:00pm, Mvara SS will play Bishop Negri to decide the winner of the 5th position while Jinja Progressive meets Rock High Tororo in a decider for the 7th and the 8th positions.
The finals will be played on Friday with the winner taking home UGX 3m and the UGX 2m for the first runners-up. The FUFA President Lawrence Mulindwa also offered UGX 1m for the third team, UGX 0.8m for the fourth, UGX 0.6m for the fifth, UGX 0.5m for the sixth, UGX 0.4m for the seventh and UGX 0.3m for the last team.
FUFA will on March 26 officially launch the ‘Presidential Youth Cup’ whose pioneer edition will attract eight secondary school teams representing different FUFA regions.
Participation is by selection and the invitations have already been sent to the targeted institutions. These include Old Kampala SS (Kampala Region), Jinja Progressive Academy (Eastern), Rutoma SS (Western), Mvara SS (West Nile) and Bishop Negri from the Northern Region.
Others are St. Marys’ Kitende SS (Buganda), Soroti SS (North East) and St. Edwards Bukumi SS from Kitara Region. Two schools including St. Juliana SS and Rock High, Tororo are reserved on the waiting list in case any of the above turns down the offer.
Eddy Butindo has been named the chairperson of this Presidential youth Cup Organising Committee with Richard Kimera, Haruna Mawanda Jjunju, Joseph Mutaka and Janet Makubuya as members. Asuman will also attend in his capacity as the Technical Director.
Njeru Technical Centre
The tournament that kicks off on March 26 at Njeru Technical Centre will have the participants reporting two days earlier for proper preparations. Legible players must have been born on January 1 1997 or later and must be students. The finals will be played on March 29.
FUFA Vice President (Administration), Eng Moses Magogo
FUFA Senior Vice President in charge of Administration Eng. Moses Magogo will officially represent the federation at the burial of the late James Godfrey Opoka this Thursday, March 7.
By the time of issuing this statement, Magogo was due to leave Kampala for Gulu to attend the burial tomorrow. The late Opoka will be buried at his ancestral cemetery at Bwobo Ma-nam, about 10km out of Gulu Municipal Council centre.
A memorial church service was held at St. Stephen’s church in Bugoloobi on Wednesday morning and thereafter the body was driven to Gulu. Born to Adoris and Jesca Ochieng, Opoka survives with a widow and four children.
He went to Mwiri P/S in 1969 before joining Mwiri College School (1973-1975). He later joined the then Institute of Public administration (now Management Institute) in 1981 for a diploma in journalism.
He had since underwent a lot of trainings in TV programming and production in Germany and Kenya. RIP!
This year’s FUFA Women’s day Cup kicks off on Friday March 8 at different play grounds within Kampala City. The finals are slated for Sunday.
Over 30 teams are expected to participate. They will be classified under three categories of primary schools, secondary schools and the clubs where Mutundwe CU Primary School, Kawempe Muslim and Kampala United are defending champion respectively. The trio is expected to defend the titles.
The play grounds to be used will include Old Kampala, Kitebi P/S, Mengo P/S and Nakivubo War Memorial stadium.
In other development, FUFA has extended the period for the applicants interested in undertaking the FIFA Player Agents Examinations to Tuesday March 12.
The Examinations are scheduled for April 4 but if no person applies by the set deadline, then FUFA will officially inform FIFA of the cancellation of the exercise in Uganda. The next sitting will then be in September.
Relatives and friends have confirmed the death of Mr. James Opoka.
The deceased’s daughter only identified on phone as Brenda said, ‘its true my daddy is dead’ and she hanged up. Opoka was reportedly admitted at Mulago government referral hospital last Thursday and took his last breathe this Monday morning.
Opoka’s former workmate at UBC Television, Andrew Patrick Luwandaga said arrangements were being made to move the body to the deceased’s home in Seeta, Mukono this afternoon.
Opoka has been the Managing Director of Tele-sport Uganda Ltd, a sports company that on many occasions served as a link in the live telecast of the Cranes matches. He hails from Gulu but there are no details yet pertained to the burial programs.
Western Regional chairman, Michael Wandera Enganjani confirmed the reports to FUFA
Kasese district FUFA delegate Robert Donny together with six Western Region League players were on Sunday night injured in a road accident along Kampala-Mubende highway.
Donny an official with New Villa FC and a FUFA referee had accompanied his club to Oyam district for a FUFA organized Uganda Cup match against Rising Stars FC. The visitors lost 1-0 before they faced an accident as they travelled back home.
An unidentified omnibus driver, Reg. No. UAJ 106R in which the club was travelling swerved off the road in an attempt to dodge an over speeding trailer. The trailer reportedly had full lights that made the taxi driver lose clear sight of the road.
The injured players have been identified as Mutyaba Nasoor, Mwenzukye Angelo Isaac, Byakatonda Moses, Baruku Robert, Christopher Busingye and Umar Ssematiko. Donny was also travelling with his wife M/s Agnes Mwirumubi who also got injured.
Christopher Busingye was however critically injured and he has been transferred to Mulago Govt.referral hospital in Kampala as the rest get maintained at Mubende.
The FUFA Executive Committee that sat on February 23 discussed and approved a nine man electoral commission that will conduct and oversee all elections scheduled to start in May this year. Below is the list:
Mr. Patrick Okanya (Secondary school Head teacher)-Chairman
Mr. Ssajjabbi Vincent (Makerere University Lecturer)- Vice Chairman.
Mr. Steven Battanudde (District Inspector of Schools, Nakaseke district)-Member.
M/s Anek Susan (President Uganda Netball Federation)- Member.
Mr. Mwanja William (District Inspector of Schools, Wakiso)-Member.
Mr. John Walter Odyek (Former member of the National Council of Sports)
Mr. Rwangire Milton (From Ankole Region)
Mr. Gandi James Fred (Former chairman National Post Primary Schools competitions).
Former FUFA General Secretary (GS), Haruna Mawanda is admitted at Kampala International Hospital under critical health condition following a motor accident yesterday evening.
Mawanda who lies unconscious on the hospital bed was travelling on a boda-boda when an over speeding vehicle knocked them at Najjanankumbi along Entebbe road.
Both the cyclist (not yet identified) and the former GS were saved by the pedestrians who informed police and rushed them to Mulago Government referral hospital.
Mawanda was however later moved to Kampala International hospital where he remains admitted in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
According to family sources, Mawanda sustained deep cuts on the head that resulted into excessive bleeding. The hospital Medical team is however doing the best to save his life. May he have a quick recovery.
Mawanda is also a member of the CECAFA Regional standing committee in charge of the youth, women and Futsal.
The Beach Soccer association has released a set of rules to govern the league as numbered below:
1. Each team consists of five players, including the goalkeeper. 5 Substitutes are named but the number of substitutions is unlimited and can happen at any time, regardless of the ball being in or out of play. The player who has been substituted can return to the pitch as a substitute to other player.
2. Athletes play barefoot or with a soft ankle protection. Shoes are not allowed.
3. Each match is divided in 3 periods of 12 minutes each with 3 minutes interval between each period. If the two teams are tied after regular time, a 3-minute extra time is played, without golden goal. If the draw remains, the teams play a penalty kick shootout to determine the winner. The penalties are taken in sudden death mode: the first team to open a lead after the same number of attempts as its opponent will be declared the winner.
4. There are no draws in beach soccer. A win in extra time or penalty kick shootout awards two points, as opposed to the three points awarded by a win in regular time of 36 minutes divided into 3 halves of 12 minutes each.
5. Four referees control the match: two inside the pitch and a third one outside, controlling the teams benches and time keeper managing all clock stoppages and restart during the match.
6. There are no walls in beach soccer. All free kicks are direct. There is no offside. The same player who suffers the foul is the one who takes the free kick.
7. Player who receives a red card is not allowed to re-enter the match. His team may substitute him after a lapse of 2 minutes.
8. A goal clearance (goal kick in football) must be taken by the goalkeeper with his hands. Throw-ins may be taken either with the hands or the foot (if by foot its called a kick-in). A corner kick is always taken with the foot and a goal may be scored directly from a corner kick. The Pitch is rectangular measuring length/touch line 35-37m and width goal line 26-28m. Boundary lines are marked by blue tape. Four Red flags demarcate boundary corner flags and two in middle divides the pitch into two halves. The four yellow flags demarcate the penalty area and stand 9m from goal line on the touch line.
All other lines demarcating half way of the pitch and penalty area are IMAGINARY.
FUFA has urged lower division league club managers to put a lot of emphasis on the discipline of their players as part of the strategy to prepare them for higher levels of association football with fewer difficulties.
Club officials have also been reminded to conduct themselves in a manner acceptable to the football family as they execute their duties. The advice was given by the FUFA executive member and chairman of FUFA Zone 12 Rogers Mulindwa while officiating at the opening of Nakaseke District First Division League at Ngoma.
Hosts Ngoma FC drew 1-1 with visiting Kapeeka United in a match well officiated by FUFA Referee Edward Lugoloobi. Nakaseke has ten (10) clubs featuring in their league this season that include Kapeeka FC, Kapeeka shooting Stars, Nkozi FC, Semuto All Stars and Kirema Utd.
Others are New Hope, Kiwoko Hospital, Kapeke Black Bufalo, Kasana-Kanaabe and Ngoma FC. Mulindwa donated balls to all participating teams.
FIFA Development Officer Ashford Mamelodi, FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa and CAF executive Member Eng. Leodgar Tenga in Kampala last year during the FUFA statutes amendment exercise. The amendment exercise now goes down to regions and interest groups.
FUFA will this Sunday, January 13 2013 flag off the exercise of re-aligning association football on standard statutes among different members of the federation.
The exercise follows an adoption of amendments to the FUFA statutes on August 25 last year in which it’s a requirement that all member associations establish themselves in compliance with the provisions therein. The FUFA Executive committee has therefore directed that all FUFA Member associations amend and adopt their statutes accordingly and submit copies to the FUFA Executive committee not later than January 31st.
Regional Association Chairmen will convene the regional assemblies in their respective administrative units to carry out this exercise. These regional assemblies will be composed of the current DFA delegates within that region. Buganda, Eastern, Mid North and Kitara will convene their assemblies this Sunday while Western, West Nile and North East meet on January 19. Kampala Regional meeting is scheduled for January 20 at Lugogo Oasis.
FUFA will send a special delegate to each region to oversee the exercise. Eng. Moses Magogo goes to Buganda, Counsel Alex Luganda (Eastern), Edgar Watson (Kitara and West Nile), Letti Mike (Mid North), Magoola Issa (Western), Dr. Ogwel Patrick (North East) and Mpima Sam will be in Kampala Region.
Vice President Mujib Kasule will be in charge of the FUFA Super League clubs and the Big League elections whose adopted statutes must be availed to FUFA not later than the same date.
FUFA has also set January 25-27 as the dates for the special interest Groups that will include women, referees, coaches, players, beach soccer and the school football associations.
URA FC will need a new professional coach a head of their participation in the CAF IInter Club competitions
FUFA has sent URA FC Assistant Coach, Sadick Wassa to Cairo in Egypt to undergo a special training session for the acquisition of the CAF ‘C’ License.
The Federation decision followed the resignation of the club’s substantive head coach Alex Isabirye who had already trained and acquired this qualification.
URA FC is the country’s official representative in this year’s CAF Champions League and it’s mandatory that all participating clubs are coached by holders of a CAF ‘C’ License.
In order to avoid likely negative consequences by the continental body, FUFA acted faster to bridge the gap since it wasn’t clear how soon URA would effect their professional replacement.
In a related development, FUFA wishes to remind individual clubs in the FUFA Super League that their technical bench MUST be headed by a holder of the same coaching qualifications. A decision has already been taken to act against any club that contradicts this directive starting the second round of the ongoing season. The second round starts February 1. Below is the full list of 55 Coaches in Uganda that meet this CAF requirement.
Sam Timbe, Leo Adra, Richard Wasswa, Frank Anyau, Tom Lwanga, Mujib Kasule, Mike Mutebi, Paul Ssali, Jackson Mayanja, Moses Basena, Richard Makumbi, Hadijah Namuyanja, George Ssimwogerere, Sam Ssiimbwa, Steven Kiggundu, Edward Golola, Ibrahim Mugisha, Timothy Ayiekho, Edgar Watson and Vincent Lukyamuzi.
Kintu Paddy Isaac, Daniel Kiwanuka, Tabole Abdu, Kefa Kisala, Mawa Haruna, Christine Wanyama Nakibuuka, Mubiru Abdalla, Nkata Paul, Kaziba Edward, Byuma William, Nyiima Jackson, Nsimbe George William, SSali Tom and Mutyaba Joseph, Alex Gitta, Kyambadde Livingstone, Lutalo George William, Magala James, Ayiekho Charles Lukula and Lucha Mathew.
Others are Bogere Steven, Nankya Immaculate, Byekwaso Morley, Isabirye Alex Musongola, Mutyaba Joseph Harold, Mbalangu Hussein, LUbowa Asuman, Mugerwa Francis, Bisaso Shafiq, Ssebagala Frank, Onen Peter, Sinamakosa Zubedah, Lule Mathias, Namakoola Charles and Majidah Nantanda.
FUFA Super League clubs are advised to cross check the names of their technical staff against this official list.
Meanwhile the 29 coaches who sat for the CAF ‘C’ License course last year will receive their certificates from the Federation headquarters on Wednesday, January, 2013, 10:00am.
WAiswa Ali chairs the North-Eastern Region committee
The Federation of Uganda Football Associations (FUFA) has named eight Regional Referees Committees to oversee refereeing activities in these respective administrative units. The full committees are as follows:
1. Kampala Region: Ssegonga Mohammad (Chairman), Kalule John (Secretary), Tomusange Ali and Mawanda Haruna.
2. Buganda Region: Hajji Kamulegeya Yusuf (Chairman), Katabira Davis (Secretary), Kiberu Nathan, Kiwanuka Edrisa and Katumba GW.
3. Eastern Region: Waisswa Ajab (Chairman), Wanyama Fredrick (Secretary), Ssemakula Abdallah, Kityo Asuman and Walangalira Ajab.
4. North Eastern Region: Waiswa Ali (chairman), Kebba Haruna (Secretary), Egesa Samuel and D. Oyuki.
5. Western Region: Ssendyowa Abbas (Chairman), Bakutana John (Secretary), Tom Mukasa, Turyagyena Jackson and Murisho Juma.
6. Northern Region: Egwel (chairman), Ojwee Denis (Secretary), Allan Leo and Adupa Agena.
7. West Nile Region: Aswa Luke (Chairman), Ayub Khamis (Secretary), Nyaku Jackson and Aluma Habib.
8. Kitara Region: Kabwibukya (Chairman), Kiperniro Kenneth (secretary), Mpangire Haruna, Kabaijo Fred, Kapere and Basisa Hassan. These committees will operate under the FUFA Referees Standing Committee (FRSC).
I welcome you all to this End of the Year Press Conference and I hope we all had a wonderful Christmas. I thank God for helping us all complete 2012 peacefully and hope the New Year 2013 will be much better.
FUFA has registered achievements and challenges in 2012 which will guide our assignment in 2013. Below are some of the achievements:
1.Statutes amendment:
Ugandan FA President: Lawrence Mulindwa
With consultation and guidance from FIFA, CAF and CECAFA, we have been able to put in place a new FUFA amended constitution which was officially endorsed by the General Assembly on August 25th, 2012 at Pope Paul Memorial Hotel. The new statutes will help address any football related challenges that affected football in the past.
2.FUFA-Govt. relationship:
We have maintained a cordial working relationship with the central government throughout the year. We are grateful to the Minister of Education and sports Hon. Jessica Alupo, the State Minister for Sports Hon. Charles Bakabulindi and the National Council of Sports (NCS) among others, who have stood by our side
(2b) Uganda Olympic Committee
Despite the challenges within the Uganda Olympic Committee, FUFA has had a good working relationship in which a course for elite coaches that was held in Makerere University was secured under the Olympic solidarity arrangement.
3.CAF President’s visit:
We invited and hosted the CAF President, Dr. Issa Hayatou from November 23 to 25. We are optimistic that his three day visit to Uganda will bear fruits starting this coming New Year. During his visit, Hayatou was able to hold talks with the FUFA Executive Committee and met H.E the Vice President of Uganda, Edward Kiwanuka Sekandi among other activities.
4.FUFA Super League:
The amendment of the statutes of the top tier league created the ‘FUFA Super League’ which is on running with 16 clubs. The participating clubs instituted an independent board to manage it and it’s already operational. Their offices are located at Green Land Towers in Kampala City Centre. The 16 FUFA Super League clubs are now individually direct FUFA members.
5.CECAFA-Tusker Cup:
We successfully hosted the 36th edition of the CECAFA Senior Challenge Cup (CECAFA Tusker Cup 2012) and emerged champions after edging archrivals Kenya 2-1 in the finals. This was Uganda’s 13th CECAFA title since 1973 and the 4th win in the same competition since we assumed offices on 17th December 2005. Uganda produced the tournament’s top scorer (Robert Sentongo), best player (Brian Omony) and the best Goal Keeper (Hamza Muwonge).
6.Stand-by Generator
We conclude this year with a modern standby generator, fully installed at our headquarters in Mengo. The 70KV generator was a donation from our partners-National Insurance Corporation (NIC). We are grateful to them for this kind donation.
7.License Plus FIFA donation
FUFA has installed a fully connected automated player registration and licensing soft ware (‘License +) which will be fully operational starting the 2013/2014 season. This soft ware is the first of its kind in Africa and will simplify our operations in the players’ registration exercise. We are grateful to FIFA for facilitating this process
8.Cranes show against Zambia
Although Uganda failed to qualify for the AFCON 2013 finals due in South Africa early next year, the Cranes had a good performance against continental champions Zambia. The Cranes’ 1-0 victory in the normal time is partly the reason for our most recent 86th position in the FIFA Coca Cola rankings. Cranes is now a big brand which should be generously protected by all of us.
9.World Cup 2014 campaign
We wind up the year with 2 points from two matches so far played after forcing a crucial draw against Angola in Luanda and resisting a defeat against Senegal in Kampala. We are left with 4 matches, two of which are home engagements against Angola and Liberia. Cranes will play Liberia and Senegal away. The current table standing gives us equal opportunities to advance to the next stage.
10. CAF License ‘C’ Course:
We conducted a CAF License ‘C’ course for Super Division and a few FUFA Big League club coaches. This was a CAF requirement and out of the 39 participants, 28 obtained the required pass mark for the award of the CAF License C.
11.Youth Football:
The Hippos (U20) competitively participated in the CAF Africa U20 Championship ejecting Mozambique and losing narrowly to African Youth champions Ghana.
12.Competitions Committee
All Leagues in the country were successfully concluded within the stipulated time of 30th June. We successfully organized the Bell Uganda Cup and for the first time, we had the finals held out of Kampala in Pece Stadium, Gulu district.
The Club Licensing process was successfully undertaken and concluded putting Uganda among the few compliant member associations as per CAF requirement.
All the basic sets of rules have been formulated and approved ; namely: The Club Licensing Regulations; Rules on the Status and Transfer of Players; The FUFA Super League Rules and The FUFA Big League Rules.
13.Women football.
FUFA organized several women football activities across the country geared towards developing women football further. Liser Berg, a woman Technical Consultant from USA continues to help the federation promote football development. A course for female coaches was conducted in January with 38 participants.
Kawempe Muslim School won the girls overall football trophy at the East and Central Africa Secondary Schools Championships held in Burundi in August 2012.
14.Media Relations:
We have been able to hold our weekly press conferences throughout the year. We commend the members of the press for positive and timely reporting of FUFA/Football activities.
15.FUFA-Airtel Rising Stars
FUFA partnered with Airtel to hold the U-16 Airtel Rising stars tournament for boys and girls in all regions, with the finals taking place in Jinja.
16.Discovered new talent for national team
Several players featured for the Cranes in the WC/AFCON qualifiers, international friendlies and CECAFA and impressed our technical team. Some of the exceptional talent we discovered includes Godfrey Baba Kizito, Joseph Ochaya, Robert Sentongo, Saidi Kyeyune, Nicholas Wadada and Moses Oloya.
17. Beach Soccer:
FUFA in partnership with Uganda Beach Soccer Clubs Association successfully organized the first fully fledged beach soccer clubs League, corporate league, women tournament and the inter University competition.
18. MTN-FUFA inter region competition
With sponsorship from MTN, FUFA held a successful inter regional competition in Arua where Eastern emerged champions. FUFA appreciates the continued support from MTN and we are optimistic that this partnership will continue to tap new talents from the grassroot.
Key Challenges encountered:
Despite the enormous efforts put in to ensure qualification to Afcon 2013 finals, we narrowly failed to qualify. The limited funding of football activities was yet another leading challenge.
We commend the founders of Uganda Cranes Initiative for appreciating the challenges FUFA has been facing especially in regard to funding our national team by subsequently launching a cash drive through the UCI.
We thank UCI for all the support they extended to our victorious CECAFA team and we will continue to work hand in hand.
To all our sponsors, we are grateful for the support extended towards football activities in the country. MTN
I also wish to thank in a very special way the football fans in this country for the support showed throughout the year.
Our focus in 2013:
FUFA will be looking to consolidating our registered achievements in 2012 as we scale up new heights. The immediate targets include:
Ensuring successful 2014 World Cup qualifiers by preparing Cranes well.
Maintaining a good working relationship with FIFA, CAF, CECAFA, government and our sponsors.
Organizing international friendly matches for our national team.
Solicit sponsorship for the FUFA Super League, Big League, FUFA Regional leagues, beach soccer league, women league and other football activities.
Implement the new constitution and finalize the process of creating new statutes for regional and lower levels.
Assemble a competitive team of locally based players to participate in the CAF organized CHAN competition.
Continue working towards unity among all stake holders for purposeful intentions related to football development.
Conduct free and fair elections at all levels later in the New Year.
Organize more courses in areas of refereeing, coaching youth coaching and administration among others.
Promote and develop further women football.
Engage the underage teams into preparatory matches.
Keep up our supervisory role in all association football related matters.
Maintain the culture of holding FUFA weekly press conferences for purposes of information dissemination and accountability.
Strengthening the FUFA Secretariat by appointing Competitions Director, Commercial Director and Director Finance, among others.
Further promote beach soccer.
Conclusion:
The Year 2013 will require a continued collective effort from all stakeholders. Football must be put at the helm and we work towards its consolidation and development.
Those opposed to our leadership must start preparing for the elections due in 2013 other than wasting resources in useless court battles.
FUFA will continue to resist any selfish acts that contradict association football rules in this New Year. We will enforce the FUFA Constitution to the latter.
Moses Oloya in action against Ethiopia. Cranes won 1-0 to book a slot into the quarter finals
Nov. 28: Somalia Vs Sudan (Free to all)
Nov. 28: Tanzania Vs Burundi (Free to all)
Nov. 29: Malawi Vs Eritrea (Free to all)
Nov. 29: Rwanda Vs Zanzibar (Free to all)
Nov. 30: Kenya Vs Ethiopia (Only free to women)
Nov. 30: South Sudan Vs Uganda (Only free to women)
Dec. 01: Sudan Vs Burundi (Free)
Dec. 01: Somalia Vs Tanzania (Free)
Dec. 01: Malawi Vs Zanzibar (Free to all)
Dec. 01: Eritrea Vs Rwanda (Free to all)
A joint announcement from FUFA, Cecafa and EABL has confirmed this Wednesday morning that fans will have a free entrance into Mandela National Stadium to watch eight of the ongoing Cecafa-Tusker Cup matches.
The resolution followed an administrative meeting attended by the FUFA president Lawrence Mulindwa, EABL Managing Director Alasdair Musselwhite and Cecafa General Secretary Nicholas Musonye on Tuesday. Eng. Moses Magogo the chairman of the Local Organizing Committee and CEO Edgar Watson were among other participants.
The decision was intended to give the fans a bonus in recognition of their continued support of football in the region. It was further resolved that for the Cranes match day on Friday (Kenya Vs Ethiopia and South Sudan Vs Uganda), women will still have watch the two games free as men part with only UGX 5000 and UGX 20.000 for the open stands and the pavilion respectively.
With 18 matches remaining Uganda soccer fans have much more to look forward to hosting East Africa’s most prestigious soccer tournament-CECAFA TUSKER CUP.
Those opposed to the leadership of President Lawrence Mulindwa have resorted to use of the ordinary Courts of Law to throw him out of office after two failed attempt via well organized elections. The FUFA elections are next year.
After the withdraw of a court case against the current FUFA Executive by Mbale District delegate Latif Mafuko last week, another similar case has been filed by his co-delegate Zubair Galiwango challenging the legality of the current Executive committee.
The case is filed in the High Court at Nakawa under the Civil suit No.278. Galiwango who formerly served as an assistant Secretary during the regime of the late Denis Obua (RIP) is represented by WEB Advocates and Solicitors.
In his case, Galiwango seeks a permanent Injunction order restraining the current FUFA Executive from continued stay in office on allegations that its tern lapsed by a dissolution of the General Assembly. He also wants a permanent Injunction order stopping all the activities of the FUFA Executive, its agents, servants and/or employees forthwith.
The Mbale delegate is further seeking a Court declaratory order that the FUFA Super League Board headed by Hajji Abbass Kawaase is running its activities illegally.
The Federation has already dispersed off a team of respectable City lawyers headed by O.H.A Ochieng, Harimwomugasho & Co. Advocates to follow up the case before the Honorable Courts of Law.
The continental defending champions, Zambia registered a 9-8 slim spot kick win against Uganda Cranes on October 14 in Kampala after 1-1 draw. FUFA has revealed new strategies to stop such loses.
Saturday October 13th emerged yet another heart breaking day in Ugandan football history when the country failed to end the long wait into the Africa Cup of Nations finals by narrowly losing 8-9 on spot kicks to Zambia, the continental Champions. It’s now 35 years!
FUFA wishes to:
Thank all the fans who turned up at Namboole to support the Cranes.
Applaud our sponsors (MTN, Nile Special and NIC) for all the support.
Commend the government for the good will towards the team and the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, ministers MPs and all politicians for gracing the event.
Hail the Religious leaders who stood with us in prayers.
Thank all media houses for the work well done.
To the players:
Our players offered their best and losing 8-9 on spot kicks after a 1-0 win against the African defending champions in the 90 minutes wasn’t a bad result though we failed to qualify.
To Captain Andy Mwesigwa and teammate Patrick Ochan who failed to convert their penalties should not look at this act as a crime. Such scenarios are common among key players. FUFA Still treasures your contributions in this team.
Though lost the campaign, the Cranes maintained its winning culture at home in the 90 minutes. We commend you for that.
Head coach Bobby Williamson
The Technical bench:
Coach Bobby Williamson, his assistants and the entire technical bench, we appreciate your efforts. Thanks so much.
FUFA commitment:
We offered all what was required of us in the build up towards this game. These included:
Assembling all the players as requested by the head coach.
Flying out a team to Zambia for the first leg.
Started training earlier than ever before (Sept 19-Oct 12).
Organized an international friendly match against Botswana away in Gaborone.
Maintained all the 26 players (the biggest squad ever) in camp until the last day.
Paid all the players’/officials’ allowances and bonuses on schedule. etc
Our next focus
We shall reward our players/officials with cash prizes for this effort.
Evaluate the team’s technical performance for immediate action.
Maintain the squad in focus for future field engagements.
Identify the team’s weak areas for rectification
Consolidate the team’s strength.
Arrange more international friendly matches for build ups.
Host and defend the Cecafa-Tusker Cup due in Kampala in November.
Prepare the home based team for the CHAN competitions slated for next year.
Put up a spirited fight in the remaining matches of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.
Conclusion
It was all done but God’s response wasn’t in our favour. His choice is no appeal! We therefore have nobody to blame for the country’s another failure to qualify for the Afcon 2013 in South Africa, NOT even ourselves. It was just hard luck!
FUFA President: Lawrence Mulindwa has recognized the contributions of Buganda Kingdom to Football development in this country.
The FUFA President, Mr. Lawrence Mulindwa, his Executive Committee and the entire football fraternity wishes to congratulate His Majesty the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II, Maama Nabagereka, the royal family, the Katikiro of Buganda Owek. Eng. JB Walusimbi, the Abataka Council, Cabinet Ministers, Members of the Lukiiko and the people of Buganda upon clocking 50 years of Independence this Monday 8th October 2012.
The FUFA family pledges a continued cordial working relationship with Buganda Kingdom in all areas especially in the development of football within and outside the region.
His Majesty the Kabaka of Buganda Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II at the launch of the Masaza tournament at Mityana Saza Ground in May 2012
We appreciate the role played by Mengo government and His Majesty the Kabaka in particular in the area of football development through annual Masaza and Bika bya Baganda tournaments among other sports.
These tournaments have produced a number of National team players like Hamis Kiiza (Kkooki), Walusimbi Godfrey (Mawokota), Emmanuel Okwi (Mawokota), Mike Mutyaba (Busiro), Mike Sserumaga (Mawokota), Joseph Owino (Mawogola), Brian Omony (Kyadondo) and Chrisestom Ntambi (Bugerere) among many others.
As we celebrate this historical milestone, we also look back to individuals from Buganda Kingdom that have tirelessly contributed to football development. These range from Kefa Kiwanuka who was part of the bare-footed Uganda national team that played in UK in 1956 to former Cranes Captain Ibrahim Ssekajja currently playing professional football in Austria
It’s also memorable that the team which played in the four-nation independence Cup on 9th October 1962 in Nakivubo had the likes of Owek. Jimmy Ssemugabi Bakyayita, Sam Bukenya, Joseph Mabirizi, Kasozi Lositico and Jimmy Ssewava among many other Baganda.
These were key in popularizing the game of football in the Kingdom and setting the pace for the future generation.
The group stage matches of the Presidential U16 Youth Cup going on here at the Federation Technical Centre in Njeru have ended this Wednesday with tournament favourites St. Marys Kitende SS and Old Kampala SS pairing for the second semi finals tomorrow.
At 2:00pm, Mvara SS will play Bishop Negri to decide the winner of the 5th position while Jinja Progressive meets Rock High Tororo in a decider for the 7th and the 8th positions.
